3038H PTO shaft freewheeling

[Tarnold]

Is there a way to get the PTO shaft to freely move when hooking up. Having a hard time lining up the splines. Having to use a crow bar in the yoke to turn the blades on the cutter to try to line up is hard on everything, especially me.

 

[Guesseral]

Is there a way to get the PTO shaft to freely move when hooking up. Having a hard time lining up the splines. Having to use a crow bar in the yoke to turn the blades on the cutter to try to line up is hard on everything, especially me.

No if I am not mistaken the newer tractors have a brake on the PTO to prevent freewheeling!

 

[GManBart]

Is there a way to get the PTO shaft to freely move when hooking up. Having a hard time lining up the splines. Having to use a crow bar in the yoke to turn the blades on the cutter to try to line up is hard on everything, especially me.

No, the brake prevents this. The easy solution is to make an adapter out of a PTO shaft extension, and a cheap wrench, or length of steel pipe. Then you slip the extension over the PTO shaft, and turn with the length of pipe...won't be a problem overcoming the brake.

 

[whis]

try cutting the tractor off, some models will free wheel then

 

[GManBart]

try cutting the tractor off, some models will free wheel then

My R4047 stayed locked up whether the engine was running or not...think the G series is the same. It seems to be the norm with most machines now, although some tractors are starting to show up with a way to override the brake.

 

[antlers125]

My J series rear PTO will freewheel when I select the mid-PTO.